selected reading, graphic novels/nonfiction/etc, 2009-2019
Yours by Sarah Ferrick (she goes by Margot Ferrick now)
Suggested talking points: whether it’s OK to email a tattoo artist and say “can you give me a tattoo that feels like this book” without sending her a copy of the book, what is a book anyway, neurologic magic, certainty
You & a Bike & a Road by Eleanor Davis
Suggested talking points: the kindness of strangers, the fact of a body, being alone, border cruelty, cycling laws, giving up, slamdunk handsells
Retreat by Jaakko Pallasvuo
Suggested talking points: chaos, the end of the world, subscription boxes from tiny presses, Jaakko’s instagram comics (@avocado_ibuprofen), when your friends marry people who hate you, (not) wanting to die, how are you supposed to use a scanner
270º by Maggie Umber
Suggested talking points: Dr. James Duncan (owl scientist), field guides, Canada, wintertime, how far owls can turn their heads (take a guess!)
Sprawling Heart by Seb Maynert
Suggested talking points: prayer, communion, changing plans, light reading for when someone steals your entire purse while you’re at work
Us Two Together by Ephemeron
Suggested talking points: dementia, brutality, graph paper, sobbing on the couch, sobbing on the train, translating graphic works
Language Barrier by Hannah K. Lee
Suggested talking points: emoji sext translations, dick shapes, everyone else being younger and more talented
Late Bloomer by Maré Odomo
Suggested talking points: is it raining or snowing, being a teen, your childhood bedroom, obfuscation, confrontation, hooks and bars